On the Fence

[Gar]

Ni gasped, "Oh, you poor thing! You're a--" she halted and remembered herself, clearing her throat, replying light-heartedly, "Well, ok, we can do that! It is a little slower than what I'm used to, but I won't let you down!" Ni gently slipped one arm behind Ashlah's back and her other arm under her knees, pulling the Miraluka onto her lap. The hand at Ashla's back reached up to softly brush the hair from her face. Ni's other hand lightly cupped the back of Ashla's head and pulled her in. The Miraluka could feel Ni's lips brushing her neck momentarily before a series of slow, methodical kisses followed, starting at her collar bone and trailing up along Ashla's throat, then along her jaw, and then finally resting on her lips. Ni's breath had already quickened and, judging by the way she trembled, it was obvious that she was holding herself back from what she really wanted to do in the moment.